An impressive view of a leopard seal's teeth, Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island. Leopard seals are the top predators in the Antarctic, aside from humans. They regularly include penguins in their diet.

Antarctica, Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island 1991

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Male fur seals, basking on the beach.

Antarctica, Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island 1991

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A fur seal and her pup. Their extraordinarily long whiskers help them sense prey and navigate underwater.

Antarctica, Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island 1991

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A calling fur seal.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1992

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A fur seal mother and nursing pup.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1992

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An AMLR biologist seeks a better view at a Seal Island penguin colony.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1992

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Tabular icebergs in the Southern Ocean.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1992

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A chinstrap penguin colony near a glacier at Seal Island.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1992

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A pair of chinstrap penguins prior to copulation.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1991

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A chinstrap penguin guards its nest after a snowstorm.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1991

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A large chinstrap penguin colony at Seal Island.

Antarctica, Seal Island 1991

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A chinstrap penguin rookery. Some species of penguins form rookeries of millions of individuals. There are currently around 7 million pairs of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica, but their numbers are declining.